Mother's Day

Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times

News about Mother's Day, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 8, 2014

Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column decries lack of action on part of both Nigerian government and international community in response to kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by militant group Boko Haram; applauds grassroots efforts by Nigerian citizens to rescue girls; suggests practical way for people overseas to fight issues underlying kidnapping is to donate in honor of Mother's Day.to women's rights organizations operating in Africa. MORE

May. 9, 2013

Mother’s Day is increasingly an anachronism, in one mother’s opinion. MORE

May. 9, 2013

Alexandra Jacobs reviews three New York City jewelry stores, Doyle & Doyle, Ippolita and Mociun, which offer variety of gifts for Mother's Day. MORE

May. 7, 2013

Every Mother Counts, charity begun by maternal-health advocate Christy Turlington Burns to raise awareness about maternal deaths, is asking participants to use social media to describe what they value about their mothers in honor of Mother's Day; Burns began charity to help mothers in poor countries after she herself nearly died in childbirth. MORE

May. 5, 2013

May. 13, 2012

Nicholas D Kristof Op-Ed column, on the occasion of Mother's Day, thanks The New York Times readers for their financial donations for a fistula hospital in Danja, Niger; observes that the hospital is now trying to raise more money so that it can increase the volume of fistula operations it performs each year. MORE

May. 13, 2012

Frank Bruni Op-Ed column reflects on Mother's Day, especially given the untimely death of his mother. MORE

May. 13, 2012

Op-Ed article by book editor Will Schwalbe recalls reading and discussing books with his mother during the last years of her life as she was dying of cancer; describes their discussions, which often led to musings about their lives, and life in general; suggests that on Mother's Day, readers buy their mothers books that they can read together. MORE

May. 13, 2012

May. 12, 2012

Neil Genzlinger argues, in humorous essay celebrating Mother's Day, that character of Margaret Anderson, the matriarch in the 1950s sitcom Father Knows Best, was the first of many bad TV mothers who have negatively influenced a generation of young people. MORE

May. 9, 2012

Wine-based aperitif Lillet makes a good choice for a Mother's Day toast. MORE

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